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Set_46

SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Tier-I Exam

Held On : 09.08.2015 (First Sitting) (Test From No. 1443088)

General Intelligence & Reasoning

Directions (1 – 6): In the following six questions, selection the related word/letters/number

from the given alternatives.

1. AEFJ : KOPT : : ? : QUVZ

(a) HKQL (b) GLKP (c) GKLP (d) HLKP

2. 2 : 32 : : 3 : ?

(a) 143 (b) 243 (c) 293 (d) 183

3. D × H : 4 × 8, as M × Q : ?

(a) 14 × 18 (b) 12 × 17 (c) 12 × 16 (d) 13 × 17

4. Hematology : Blood : : Phy-cology : ?

(a) Diseases (b) Fungi (c) Fishes (d) Algae

5. Pride of Lion : :____ of Cats

(a) Bunch (b) Heard (c) School (d) Clowder

6. MAN : PDQ : : WAN : ?

(a) YDQ (b) ZDQ (c) NAW (d) YQD

Directions (7–12): In the following six questions, find the odd word/number/letters/number

pair from the given alternative.

7. (a) GFHJ (b) CBEF (c) EDGH (d) IHKL

8. (a) 5061 (b) 4025 (c) 7202 (d) 6023

9. (a) 104 : 78 (b) 96 : 80 (c) 64 : 48 (d) 80 : 60

10. (a) Night (b) Morning (c) Noon (d) Evening

11. (a) Fraternity (b) Liberty (c) Society (d) Equality

12. (a) KQNN (b) DWFU (c) EVHS (d) HSKP

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13. Which one of the given responses would be a meaning full order of the following ?

(i) Elephant (ii) Cat

(iii) Mosquito (iv) Tiger

(iv) Whale

(a) 2, 5, 1, 4, 3 (b) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4 (c) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2 (d) 3, 2, 4, 1, 5

14. Choose the correct alternative to complete the series. Lily, Daisy, Datura, ?

(a) Jasmine (b) Sun Flower (c) Hibiscus (d) Marigold

Directions (15–16): In the following two questions, which one set of letters when

sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ?

15. a_ _ dba _ _ dcad _ _ da _ _ cd

(a) aabbccdd (b) bccdbcab (c) abcddcba (d) cbcddcba

16. ccbaa _ cb _ baccc _ a _ acb

(a) babc (b) abba (c) bbba (d) baab

Directions (17 – 18) : In the following two questions, a series is given, with one term missing.

Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

17. 3, 5, 9, 17, ?

(a) 42 (b) 26 (c) 65 (d) 33

18. 4, 6, 10, 16, 24, ?

(a) 40 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 34

19. In a row of men, Manoj is 30th from the right and Kiran is 20th from the left. When they

interchange their position, Manoj becomes 35th from the right. What is the total number of

men in the row ?

(a) 34 (b) 45 (c) 44 (d) 54

20. A train starts from station A and reaches B 15 minutes late when it moves with 40 km/hr and

24 minute km/hr. the distance between the two stations is

(a) 24 km (b) 16 km (c) 18 km (d) 21 km

21. Unscramble the following letters to frame a meaningful word. Then find out the correct

numerical position of the letters:

B C U S M E L R N A

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

(a) 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (b) 6 1 4 3 2 5 8 7 9 10

(c) 3 1 5 7 10 4 2 6 9 8 (d) 3 9 4 2 8 10 5 1 7 6

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22. Using the following code and key, decode the given coded word :

CODE L X P Z J Y Q M N B

Key b a e s p r h i g t

Coded word : ZBYXMNQB

(a) Strength (b) height (c) struggle (d) straight

23. In a certain code “MOUSE” is written as “PRUQC”. How is “SHIFT” as written in that

code?

(a) VKIDR (b) VJIDR (c) VIKRD (d) RKIVD

24. Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G area standing in a straight line.

D is to the right of G.

C is between A and B.

E is between F and D.

There are three persons between G and B.

Who is on the extreme left ?

(a) G (b) A (c) B (d) D

25. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of

the given word :

CUMBERSOME

(a) MERCY (b) MOUSE (c) SOBER (d) ROME

26. Name a single letter, which can be prefixed t the following words in words in order to obtain

entirely new words ?

TILL TABLE PILE TAB PRING

(a) C (b) S (c) B (d) H

27. In a certain code, ‘253’ means ‘books are old’; ‘546’ means ‘man is old’ and ‘378’ means

‘buy good books.’ What stands for “are” in that code ?

(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5

28. If, + stands for division; × stands for addition; – stands for multiplication; ÷ stands for

subtraction, which of the following is correct ?

(i) 46 × 6 ÷ 4 – 5 + 3 = 74 (ii) 46 – 6 + 4 × 5 ÷ 3 = 71

(iii) 46 ÷ 6 × 4 – 5 + 3 = 75.5 (iv) 46 × 6 – 4 + 5 ÷ 3 = 70.1

(a) iii (b) iv (c) ii (d) i

29. If + = ×, – = ÷, × = + , ÷ = – , then which is the correct equation out of the following ?

(a) 18 – 6 × 7 ÷ 2 + 8 = 63 (b) 18 ÷ 6 + 4 – 2 ÷ 3 = 22

(c) 18 + 6 – 4 × 2 ÷ 3 = 26 (d) 18 × 6 – 4 + 7 × 8 = 47

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Directions (30 – 34): in the following five questions, selection the missing number from the

given responses.

30.

3 2 2 -1 6 5

4 24 – 2 4 0 ?

(a) 1 (b) 30 (c) 11 (d) 0

31. 7 5 3

8 4 9

2 8 ?

112 160 162

(a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8

32.

(a) 9107 (b) 97 (c) 907 (d) 1097

33.

(a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 18

34. 9 11 13

13 15 17

10 12 14

14 16 18

11 13 ?

(a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 14 (d) 15

35. Sunita rides her scooty 4 km north-wards, then turns left and ride 2 km and again turns left

and rides 4 km. Find her distance from starting point?

(a) 6 km (b) 2 km (c) 4km (d) 5 km

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36. Pinky walks a distance of 600 meter towards East, turns left and moves 500 meter, then turns

left and walks 600 meter and turns left again and moves 500 meter and halts. At what

distance in meters is she from the starting point ?

(a) 600 (b) 2200 (c) 500 (d) 0

Directions (37–38): in the following two questions, one statement is given followed by two

Conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be

at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions

can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.

37. Statement : Aggressive animals can be trained with care and affection to behave as the

occasion demands.

Conclusions :

I. Trained dogs cannot be aggressive.

II. Animals are always aggressive unless care and affection is given to them.

(a) Both I and II follow. (b) Only I follows.

(c) Only II follows. (d) Neither I or II follows.

38. Statement : Every school should promote partnerships that will increase parental

involvement and participation for promoting the growth of children.

Conclusions :

I. For the growth of the children, parents should be involved in various school activities.

II. Involvement of parents in school activities has no influence on the growth of the

children.

(a) Both I and II follows (b) Only I follows

(c) Only II follows (d) Neither I or II follows

39. How many triangles are there in the figure?

(a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 20

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40. The figure given on the left hand side is folded to form a box. Choose from the alternatives

(1), (2), (3) and (4) the boxes that is similar to the box formed.

(a) (2) and (3) only (b) (1), (3) and (4) only

(c) (2) and (4) only (d) (1) and (4) only

41. Find out the number of circles in the given figure :

(a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 18

42. Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship among the classes given below :

Animals, land animals, sea animals

(a) (b) (c) (d)

43.

Which number indicates doctors who are not married ?

(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1

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44.

In the figure :

Q represents all quadrilaterals

K represents all Kites

R represents all Rhombus

P represents all Parallelogram

The statement ‘Rhombus is also a Kite’ can be described as

(a) P and K is nothing but R (b) P of K is nothing but R

(c) P and R nothing but K (d) P or R is nothing but K

Directions (45–46): In the following two questions, which answer figure will complete the

pattern in the question figure ?

45. Question Figure :

Answer Figure :

46. Question Figure :

Answer Figure :

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47. From the given answer figures, elect the one which is hidden/embedded in the question

figure :

Question Figure :

Answer Figure :

48. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figure. From the given

answer figure, indicate how it will appear when opened.

Questions Figure :

Answer Figure

49. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figure is the right image of the

given figure ?

Question Figure :

Answer Figure :

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50. A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The

sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two

matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that

of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first

by its row and next by its column, e.g., ‘A’ can be represented by 01, 14 etc. and ‘O’ can be

represented by 59, 67 etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word ‘PEARL’

Matrix-I Matrix-II

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0 P A G R Z 5 E M L N O

1 G R Z P A 6 L E O M N

2 Z P A G R 7 O N E L M

3 A G R Z P 8 N O M E L

4 R Z P A G 9 M L N O E

(a) 00, 55, 22, 11, 96 (b) 00, 66, 14, 32, 56

(c) 13, 77, 30, 14, 88 (d) 12, 88, 43, 32, 89

General Awareness

51. Peroxyacetyl nitrate is a

(a) Acidic dye (b) Plana hormone

(c) Vitamin (d) Secondary pollutant

52. Which of the following river does not originate in Indian territory ?

(a) Ganga (b) Mahanadi (c) Brahmaputra (d) Satluj

53. To whom the line ‘A thing of beauty is joy for ever’ is attributed ?

(a) William Wordsworth (b) John Keats

(c) Dr. Charles Dickens (d) Dr. Jonathan Swift

54. The birthday of which of the following leaders is celebrated as ‘Teachers’ Day’ in India ?

(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(c) S. Radhakrishnan (d) C. Rajgopalachari

55. The award given for outstanding performance in sports is

(a) Dronacharya Award (b) Bharat Ratna

(c) Padma Shri Award (d) Arjuna Award

56. Which hill station’s name means ‘place of the thunderbolt’ ?

(a) Gangtok (b) Shillong

(c) Ootttacamand (d) Darjeeling

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57. The 4 maximum fixation of solar energy is done by

(a) Protozoa (b) Bacteria

(c) Fungi (d) Green plants

58. The term ‘brown air’ is used for

(a) Acide fumes (b) Photochemical smog

(c) Sulphurous smog (d) Industrial smog

59. Which of the following is FALSE with respect to train water harvesting ?

(a) It is a device of water conservation. (b) It helps raising water table.

(c) It helps meet rising water demand. (d) It increases run-off losses.

60. Where was the first conference of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional

Cooperation) held?

(a) Kathmandu (b) Dhaka (c) New Delhi (d) Colombo

61. Which among the following is not a Bretton Woods Institution ?

(a) None of these

(b) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

(c) World Bank

(d) Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

62. Equilibrium price in the market is determined by the

(a) equality between marginal cost and average cost.

(b) equality between total cost and total revenue.

(c) equality between average cost and average revenue.

(d) equality between marginal cost and marginal revenue.

63. In the national context which of the following indicates Macro Approach ?

(a) Inflation in India. (b) Sales of Bata Shoe Company

(c) Exports of Mangoes to UK (d) Income from Railways.

64. Internal economies

(a) arise when there is expansion in an industry.

(b) arise in an economy as it makes progress.

(c) accrue to a firm when it expands its output.

(d) arise when there is expansion in internal trade.

65. The ship building yard-Mazgaon Dock is located at

(a) Vishakhapatnam (b) Kochi

(c) Kolkata (d) Mumbai

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66. Electric current is measured using which of the following instrument ?

(a) Ammeter (b) Voltmeter

(b) Anemometer (d) Wattmeter

67. ‘Agha Khan Cup’ is related with which of the following sport event ?

(a) Football (b) Cricket (c) Hockey (d) Table Tennis

68. The legislature gains a priority over the executive in

(a) A Presidential Government (b) A Federal Government

(c) An Authoritarian Government (d) A Parliamentary Government

69. The legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by

(a) Focusing attention on public issues (b) Granting rights

(c) Enacting non-controversial laws (d) Defining the duties of the citizens

70. If the President wants to resign from his office, he may do so by writing to the

(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha (b) Vice President

(c) Chief Justice of India (d) Prime Minister

71. Which of the following is not a Union Territory ?

(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (b) Lakshadweep

(c) Puducherry (d) Nagaland

72. The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was

(a) Vatsaraj (b) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)

(c) Dantidurga (d) Nagbhatta II

73. One of the features of a free market economy is

(a) active sate intervention (b) public ownership of factors of production

(c) rationing and price control (d) consumer’s sovereignty

74. Gross National Product – Depreciation Allowance = ?

(a) Per Capita Income (b) Gross Domestic Product

(c) Personal Income (d) Net National Product

75. The Panchayat Samiti remains accountable for its functions to

(a) Janpad Panchayats (b) The Gram Panchayats and Gram Sabhas

(c) Zilla Parishads (d) Anchal Panchayats

76. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ?

(a) Harshvardhan – Hiuen Tsang (b) Akber – Todarmal

(c) Chanakya – Chandragupta (d) Vikramaditya – Chaitanya

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77. The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian subcontinent in the rainy season

due to

(a) the development of cyclone over the equator

(b) the effect of easterlies

(c) the effect of Northern-East trade winds

(d) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over North-West India

78. the ‘graded profile’ of a river course is a

(a) smooth curve from source to mouth. (b) smooth curve in the upper course.

(c) smooth curve in the middle course. (d) smooth cure in the lower course.

79. Sink hole is a phenomenon of _______ topography.

(a) Plain (b) Desert (c) Tundra (d) Karst

80. Kerala is famous for the cultivation of

I. Coconut II. Black-pepper

III. Rubber4 IV. Rice

(a) II, II and III (b) I, II and IV

(c) II, III and IV (d) I and IV

81. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Part defeating

(a) Pattabhi Sitharamayya (b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (d) VB Patel

82. Jallianwala incident took place at

(a) Allahabad (b) Lucknow (c) Surat (d) Amritsar

83. Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty ?

(a) Daulat Khan Lodhi (b) Sikandar Lodhi

(c) Bahlol Lodhi (d) Ibrahim Lodhi

84. Allantois of Embryo helps in

(a) Digestion (b) respiration (c) excretion (d) protection

85. Which one of the following animals belongs to mollusca ?

(a) Haliotis (b) Hare (c) Hydra (d) Hyla

86. Outside the nucleus DNA is found in

(a) Golgi bodies (b) Mitochondria

(c) Ribosome (d) Endoplasmic reticulum

87. Animal protein is called first class protein because it is

(a) easily digestible (b) delicious in taste

(c) cheaper in the market (d) rich in essential amino acids

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88. It is easy to burst a gas-filled balloon with a needle than with a nail. It is because

(a) nail is more longer than needle.

(b) nail exerts more pressure than needle on the balloon.

(c) needle exerts more pressure than nail on the balloon.

(d) gas is reactive with the needle.

89. The longest continental Railway in the world is

(a) Trans Atlantic Railway (b) Trans Siberian Railway

(c) Canadian Pacific Railway (d) Canadian National Railway

90. Photoperiodism affects

(a) All of these (b) Flowering

(c) Vegetative growth (d) Fruiting

91. Match the following

I II

(i) Ascorbic acid (A) Photosynthetic

(ii) Chlorophyll (B) Quencher

(iii) Carotenoid (C) Enzyme

(iv) Superoxide dismutase (D) Vitamin-C

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(a) (D) (A) (B) (C)

(b) (D) (B) (A) (C)

(c) (B) (D) (A) (C)

(d) (D) (A) (C) (B)

92. What is used to identify whether a data word has an odd or even number of 1’s ?

(a) Carry bit (b) Sign bit (c) Zero bit (d) Parity bit

93. Rearranging and allocating space in memory to provided for multiple computing tasks is

called

(a) Networking (b) Multiprogramming

(c) Multitasking (d) Memory Management

94. What happens when a drop of glycerol is added to crushed KMnO4 spread on a paper ?

(a) There is a crackling sound. (b) There is a violent explosion.

(c) There is no reaction. (d) The paper ignites.

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95. Most commonly used bleaching agent is

(a) Sodium chloride (b) Alcohol

(c) Carbon dioxide (d) Chlorine

96. The least penetrating power ray is

(a) X-Ray (b) -Ray (c) -Ray (d) -Ray

97. Hydrogen peroxide is an effective sterilizing agent. Which one of the following product

results when it readily loses active oxygen ?

(a) Nascent Hydrogen (b) Water

(c) Hydrogen (d) Ozone

98. The velocity of sound in moist air is more than in dry air because the moist air has

(a) less density than dry air. (b) less pressure than dry air.

(c) more pressure than dry air. (d) more density than dry air.

99. X-Ray can be used

(a) for cutting and welding of metals.

(b) to detect heart diseases.

(c) to detect defects in precious stones and diamonds.

(d) to detect gold under the earth.

100. Ice is packed in saw dust because

(a) saw dust will not get melted easily. (b) saw dust is poor conductor of heat.

(c) saw dust is a god conductor of heat. (d) saw dust does not stick to the ice.

Quantitative Aptitude

101. In ABC, a line through A cuts the side BC at D such that BD : DC = 4 : 5 if the area of

ABD = 60 cm2, then the area of ADC is

(a) 90 cm2 (b) 50 cm2 (c) 60 cm2 (d) 75 cm2

102. A tangent is drawn to a circle of radius 6 cm from a point situated at a distance of 10 cm

from the centre of the circle. The length of its tangent will be

(a) 7 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 8 cm

103. A ship after sailing 12 km towards south from a particular place covered 5 km more

towards east. Then the straightway distance of the ship from that place is

(a) 11 km (b) 18 km (c) 15 km (d) 13 km

104. The sides of a triangle having area 7776 sq. cm are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. The perimeter of

the triangle is

(a) 432 cm (b) 400 cm (c) 412 cm (d) 424 cm

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105. Two chords of length a unit and b of a circle make angles 60º and 90º at the centre of a

circle respectively, then the correct relation is

(a) b 2

3 a (b) b = a2 (c) b = 2a (d) b = a3

106. In a parallelogram PQRD, angle P is four times of angle Q, then the measure of R is

(a) 144º (b) 36º (c) 72º (d) 130º

107. The sum of four numbers is 48. When 5 and 1 are added to the first two; and 3 and 7 are

subtracted from the 3rd and 4th the number will be equal. The number are

(a) 9, 7, 15, 17 (b) 4, 12, 12, 20 (c) 5, 11, 13, 19 (d) 6, 10, 14, 13

108. The least number that should be added to 2055, so that the sum is exactly divisible by 27 is

(a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 31

109. A and B together can do a piece of work in 6 days. If A can alone do the work in 18 days,

then the number of days required for B to finish the work is

(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 15

110. A pip can fill a tank in x hours and another can empty it in y hours. They can together fill it

in (y > x)

(a) xy

xy

hours (b) x – y hours (c) y – x hours (d)

yx

xy

hours

111. Two poles of height 7 metre and 12 metre stand on a plane ground. If the distance between

their feet is 12 metre, the distance between their top will be

(a) 15 metre (b) 13 metre (c) 19 metre (d) 17 metre

112. The maximum value of sin4q + cos4q is

(a) 3

1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

113. Find the value of tan 4º tan 43º tan 86º tan 47º

(a) 3

2 (b) 1 (c)

2

1 (d) 2

114. A square is inscribed in a quarter-circle in such a manner that two of its adjacent vertices

lie on the two radii at an equal distance from the centre, while the other two vertices lie on

the circular arc. If the square has sides of length x, then the radius of the circle is

(a) x2 (b) 4

16

x (c)

x2 (d)

5

2

x

115. 10% discount and then 20% discount in succession is equivalent to total discount of

(a) 28% (b) 15% (c) 30% (d) 24%

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116. The marked price of a watch was ` 720. A man bought the same for ` 550.80 after getting

two successive discounts, the first being 10%. The second discount rate is

(a) 18% (b) 12% (c) 14% (d) 15%

117. A tap can empty a tank in 30 minutes. A second tap can empty it in 45 minutes. It both the

taps operate simultaneously, how much time is needed to empty the tank?

(a) 30 minutes (b) 18 minutes (c) 14 minutes (d) 15 minutes

118. The perimeter of one face of a cube is 20 cm. Its volume will be

(a) 625 cm3 (b) 100 cm3 (c) 125 cm3 (d) 400 cm3

119. If the area of a circle is A, radius of the circle is r and circumference of its is C, then

(a) Cr

A (b) r C = 2A (c)

2

r

a

C (d) AC =

4

2r

120. The average weight of 15 oarsmen in a boat is increased by 1.6 kg when one of the crew,

who weighs 42 kg is replaced by a new man. Find the weight of the new man (in kg).

(a) 67 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 43

121. What is the Arithmetic mean of the first ‘n’ natural numbers ?

(a) 2

)1( nn (b)

2

1n (c)

2

)1(2 nn (d) 2 (n + 1)

122. A shopkeeper bought 30 kg of rice at the rate of ` 70 per kg and 20 kg of rice at the rate of

` 70.75 per kg. If he mixed the two brands of rice and sold the mixture at ` 80.50 per kg,

his gain is

(a) ` 450 (b) ` 510 (c) ` 525 (d) ` 485

123. Allowing 20% and 15% successive discounts, the selling price of an article becomes

` 3060; then the marked price will be

(a) ` 4,000 (b) ` 4,400 (c) ` 5,000 (d) ` 4,500

124. Eighteen years ago, the ratio of A’s age to B’s age was 8 : 13. Their present rations are 5 :

7. What is the present age of A ?

(a) 60 years (b) 70 years (c) 50 years (d) 40 years

125. 729 ml of a mixture contains milk and water in the ration 7: 2. How much more water is to

be added to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the radio 7 : 3 ?

(a) 81 ml (b) 60 ml (c) 71 ml (d) 52 ml

126. In certain years a sum of money is doubled to itself at %4

16 simple interest per annum.

Then the required time will be

(a) 16 years (b) 2

112 years (c) 8 years (d)

3

210 years

127. The length of the portion of the straight line 3x + 4y = 12 intercepted between the axes is

(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 7

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128. The value of

8–3

1

7–8

1–

2–5

1

5–6

1–

6–7

1 is

(a) 7 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 5

129. The population of a town increases by 5% every year. If the present population is 9261, the

population 3 years ago was

(a) 8000 (b) 5700 (c) 6000 (d) 7500

130. A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hrs. He travelled partly on foot at the rate of 4

km/hr and partly on bicycle at the rate of 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is

(a) 14 km (b) 17 km (c) 16 km (d) 15 km

131. Walking at the rate of 4 kmph a man covers certain distance in 2 hrs 45 min. running at a

speed of 16.5 kmph the man will cover the same distance in how many minutes ?

(a) 50 min. (b) 35 min. (c) 40 min. (d) 45 min.

132. If x = 332, y = 333, z = 335, then the value of x3 + y3 + z3 – 3xyz is

(a) 10000 (b) 7000 (c) 8000 (d) 9000

133. If 32

132

x , then the simplest value of x is

(a) – 1 (b) 1 (c) – 2 (d) 2

134. If 3–––

22

2

22

2

22

2

ba

cm

ac

bm

cb

am, then the value of m is

(a) a2 + b2 – c2 (b) a2 + b2 (c) a2 + b2 + c2 (d) a2 – b2 – c2

135. the measure of an angle whose supplement is three times as large as its complement, is

(a) 75 º (b) 30º (c) 45º (d) 60º

136. If m = – 4, n = – 2, then the value of m3 – 3m2 + 3m + 3n +3n2 + n3 is

(a) – 126 (b) 124 (c) – 124 (d) 126

137. 2x – ky + 7 = 0 and 6x – 12y + 15 = 0 has no solution for

(a) k = – 1 (b) k = – 4 (c) k = 4 (d) k = 1

138. choose the incorrect relation (s) from the following:

(i) 3526 (ii) 3526

(ii) 3526

(a) (ii) and (iii) (b) (i) (c) (ii) (d) (i) and (iii)

139. If x cos – sin = 1, then x2 + (1 + x2) sin equals

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) – 1 (d) 0

140. A. 10 metre ling ladder is placed against a wall. It is inclined at an angle of 30º to the

ground. The distance (in m) of the foot of the ladder from the wall is (Given 732.13 )

(a) 8.16 (b) 7.32 (c) 8.26 (d) 8.66

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141. If sin + sin2 = 1 then cos2 + cos4 is equal to

(a) None (b) 1 (c)

2cos

sin (d)

2sin

cos

142. If a clock started at noon, then the angle turned by hour hand at 3.45 PM is

(a) 2

º1117 (b)

2

º1104 (c)

2

º197 (d)

2

º1112

143. The numerical value of º60sin

º45cos2

2

+ º45sin

º60cos2

2

– º45cot

º30tan2

2

– º30cot

º30sin2

2

is

(a) 4

11 (b)

3

4 (c)

4

1 (d)

2

1

Directions (144–147) : Study the following bar diagram carefully and answer the following

questions.

The number of the production of electronic items (TVs and LCDs)

in a factory during the period from 2009 to 2013.

144. The total number of products of electronic items is maximum in the year

(a) 2009 (b) 2010 (c) 2011 (d) 2013

145. The ratio of production of LCDs in the year 2011 and 2013 is

(a) 3 : 4 (b) 4 : 3 (c) 2: 3 (d) 1 : 4

146. The difference between averages of production of TVs and LCDs from 2009 to 2012 is

(a) 600 (b) 700 (c) 800 (d) 900

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147. The ratio of production of TVs in the years 2009 and 2010 is

(a) 7 : 6 (b) 6 : 7 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2

148. If the toll is to be collected through an outsourced agency by allowing a maximum 10%

commission, how much amount should be permitted to be collected by the outsourced

agency, so that the project is supported with ` 4,910 cores ?

(a) ` 6,213 crores (b) ` 5,827 crores (c) ` 5,401 crores (d) ` 5,316 crores

149. If NHAI could receive a total of ` 9,695 crores as External Assistance, by what percent

(approximately) should it increase the Market Borrowing to arrange for the shortage of

funds?

(a) 4.5% (b) 7.5% (c) 6% (d) 8%

150. The central angel corresponding to Market Borrowing is

(a) 52º (b) 137.8º (c) 187.2º (d) 192.4º

English Comprehension

Directions (151–155): In the following question, some parts of the sentences have errors

and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that

part is the answer is. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.

151. By May next year I have been working in this college for twenty years.

(a) No error (b) By May next year

(c) I have been working in this college (d) For twenty years.

152. Everyone of us should realise that any act of negligence will cause a great harm to our

country’s security.

(a) No error (b) Everyone of us should realise that

(b) any act of negligence will cause (d) a great harm to our country’s security.

153. I shall look forward to being with you sometime next month.

(a) No error (b) I shall look forward

(b) To being with you (d) Sometime next month.

154. I really do regret not to learn to play the violin when I had so many opportunities to learn

and practice in school.

(a) No error

(b) I really do regret not to learn to play the violin

(c) When I had so many opportunities.

(d) To learn and practice in school.

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155. The government granted relief payments of ` 5,000 each to those who injured in the fire

accident.

(a) No error

(b) The government granted

(c) Relief payments of ` 5, 000 each

(d) To those who injured in the fire accident.

Directions (156–160): In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled

in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose

the correct alternative out of the four as you answer.

156. He went there____.

(a) on foot (b) walking in foot

(b) by foot (d) with foot

157. After your lung illness I am happy to see you____.

(a) up and found (b) up and about

(b) by and by (d) up and down

158. You must ____ you career with all seriousness.

(a) Pursue (b) follow (c) complete (d) direct

159. Making pies and cakes____ Mrs. Reddy’s speciality.

(a) has (b) are (c) were (d) is

160. The deserted garden was infested____ weeds.

(a) with (b) for (c) into (d) on

Direction (161–163): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one

which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

161. Devout

(a) Pious (b) Solemn (c) Loyal (d) Dedicated

162. Predilection

(a) Preference (b) Favour (c) Whim (d) Prejudice

163. Effigy

(a) Organ (b) Dummy (c) Imagery (d) Reflection

Directions (164–166): In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the

given word.

164. Tremulous

(a) Healthy (b) Steady (c) Obese (d) Young

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165. Fake

(a) Wrong (b) Fanciful (c) Real (d) Ideal

166. Disconsolate

(a) Prominent (b) Joyous (c) Thankful (d) Unprejudiced

Directions (167–171): In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the

Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentience. Choose the alternative which best expresses

the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

167. Their attempt to get back the stolen necklace proved to be a wild goose chase.

(a) delayed action (b) wise decision (c) useless search (d) timely action

168. The day the new product was launched, people made a beeline to purchase it.

(a) went online (b) rushed (c) were doubtful (d) refuse

169. At his wit’s end, he turned to his old trade,

(a) Overjoyed (b) After careful thinking

(c) Confidently (d) Not knowing what to do

170. When it comes to dancing, he is all-thumbs.

(a) lazy (b) an expert (c) a trainer (d) clumsy

171. He usually goes to bed very early and rises with the lark.

(a) at midnight (b) very late (c) very early (d) after sunrise

Direction (172–181): In the following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is printed in

bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence. Choose the

correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is No Improvement.

172. The second pigeon flew just as the first pigeon had flown.

(a) No improvement (b) one had done

(c) one had flown away (d) had done

173. The old man has acquired experience through age.

(a) No improvement (b) developed experience

(c) Experienced (d) got experience

174. Water and soil pollutants find their entry into the body through ingestion of contaminated

water of food.

(a) No improvement (b) digestion of contaminated

(c) injection of contaminated (d) passage of contaminated

175. He lives far from the station.

(a) No improvement (b) away from the station

(c) a long way from the station (d) off the station

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176. Mumbai is famous because of its textiles.

(a) No improvement (b) at

(c) In (d) for

177. They spoke about the weather.

(a) No improvement (b) said

(c) talked (d) expressed

178. Mr. Mukherjee knows ten languages, isn’t it ?

(a) No improvement (b) doesn’t Mr. Mukherjee

(c) hasn’t he (d) doesn’t he

179. It’s high time that you go home.

(a) No improvement (b) are going

(c) Went (d) gone

180. Drinking tea is an English habit.

(a) No improvement (b) tradition

(c) Convention (d) custom

181. He is wanting in a little common sense.

(a) No improvement (b) lacks

(c) is lacking in (d) needs some

Directions (182–188): In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one

which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.

182. Medical study of skin and its diseases.

(a) Orthopaedics (b) Dermatology

(c) Endocrinology (d) Gynaecology

183. A process involving too much official formality.

(a) Nepotism (b) Diplomacy

(c) Bureaucracy (d) Red-tapism

184. A person who enters without any invitation.

(a) Vandal (b) Burglar (c) Intruder (d) Thief

185. Not suitable for eating

(a) Spicy (b) Tasteless (c) Uneatable (d) Inedible

186. A recurrent compulsive urge to steal.

(a) Kleptomania (b) Pneumonia (c) Insomnia (d) Nymphomania

187. Act of injuring another’s reputation by any slanderous communication.

(a) Defamation (b) Orchestration (c) Aberration (d) Misrepresentation

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188. A story in which animals or objects speak and give whole-some moral lesson.

(a) Legend (b) Fable (c) Parable (d) Allegory

Directions (189–190): In the following question, four words are given in each question, out

of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

189. (a) Fasimmile (b) Facsimile (c) Facsimilee (d) Fasimile

190. (a) Aquarim (b) Acquariam (c) Aquarium (d) Acquerium

Directions (191–200): In the following questions, you have two brief passages with five

questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer

to each question out of the four alternatives.

Passage – I

(Question Nos. 191 – 195)

The instinctive, natural way to express anger is to respond aggressively. Anger is a natural,

adaptive response to threats; it inspires powerful, often aggressive, feelings and behaviours,

which allow us to fight and to defend ourselves when we are attacked. On the other hand, we

can’t physically lash out at every person or object that irritates or annoys us; laws, social norms

and common sense place limits on how far our anger can take us. People use a variety of both

conscious and unconscious processes to deal with their angry feelings. The three main

approaches are expressing, suppressing and calming. Expressing your angry feelings in an

assertive-not aggressive – manner is the healthiest way to express anger. Being assertive doesn’t

mean being pushy or demanding; it means being respectful of yourself and others. Anger can be

suppressed and then converted or redirected. This happens when you hold in your anger, stop

thinking about it and focus on something positive.

191. What does the author mean by being assertive ?

(a) Being calm (b) Being pushy

(c) Being demanding (d) Being respectful

192. How, according to the author, can one suppress anger ?

(a) By redirecting anger. (b) By holding one’s anger.

(c) By thinking about one’s anger (d) By converting anger.

193. How does a person naturally express anger ?

(a) By adapting strong behavior. (b) By inspiring powerful feelings.

(b) By responding aggressively. (d) By defending oneself.

194. Which one of the following places limits on how far few can take our anger ?

(a) Law (b) Behavior (c) Feelings (d) Instinct

195. According to the author, how should people deal with their anger ?

(a) Expressing unconsciously (b) Express it assertively

(c) Express it aggressively (d) Expressing consciously

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Passage – II

(Question Nos. 196 – 200)

The crowd surged forward through the narrow streets of Paris. There was a clatter of shutters

being closed hastily by trembling being closed hastily by trembling hands-the citizens of Paris

knew that once3 the fury of the people was excited there was no telling what they might do.

They came to an old house which had a workshop on the ground floor. A head popped out of the

door to see what it was all about “Get him! Get Thimonier! Smash his devilish machined!”

yelled the crowd.

They found the workshop with-out its owner. M. Thimonier had escaped by the back door. Now

the fury of the demonstrators turned against the machines that were standing in the shop, ready to

be delivered to buyers. They were systematically broken up and destroyed –dozens of them.

Only when the last wheel and spindle had been trampled underfoot did the infuriated crowd

recover their senses.

“That is the end of M’Sieur Thimonier and his sewing machines,” they said to one another and

went home satisfied. Perhaps now they would find work, for they were all unemployed tailors

and seamstresses who believed that their livelihood was threatened by that new invention.

196. The people thought that

(a) they would be deprived of their livelihood. (b) their lives were in danger.

(c) Thimonier was mad. (d) the sewing machine was dangerous.

197. Shutters were being closed because the shopkeepers

(a) wanted to support the crowd. (b) wanted to attack the crowd.

(c) wanted to protect Thimonier (d) feared their shops would be destroyed.

198. The passage throws light on

(a) how dangerous an invention can be.

(b) why inventions should be avoided.

(c) how a well-meant invention can be misunderstood.

(d) what mischief an inventor can do to ordinary people

199. The crowd was protesting against

(a) Thimonier for keeping the invention a secret.

(b) the closings of workshops.

(c) the misdoings of Thimonier

(d) the newly invented sewing machine.

200. The aim the crowd was to

(a) destroy the sewing machines (b) kill Thimonier

(b) drive Thimonier away (d) humiliate Thimonier

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Answer Key

General Intelligence & Reasoning

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (d)

6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a)

11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (b)

16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (c)

21. (d) 22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (a)

26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (c) 30. (d)

31. (c) 32. (d) 33. (d) 34. (d) 35. (b)

36. (d) 37. (a) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (b)

41. (c) 42. (b) 43. (d) 44. (a) 45. (a)

46. (c) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (a) 50. (a)

General Awareness

51. (d) 52. (c) 53. (b) 54. (c) 55. (d)

56. (d) 57. (b) 58. (b) 59. (d) 60. (b)

61. (d) 62. (d) 63. (c) 64. (a) 65. (d)

66. (a) 67. (c) 68. (d) 69. (a) 70. (b)

71. (d) 72. (b) 73. (d) 74. (d) 75. (c)

76. (d) 77. (d) 78. (a) 79. (d) 80. (a)

81. (a) 82. (d) 83. (c) 84. (c) 85. (b)

86. (b) 87. (d) 88. (c) 89. (b) 90. (a)

91. (a) 92. (d) 93. (d) 94. (b) 95. (d)

96. (b) 97. (b) 98. (a) 99. (c) 100. (b)

Quantitative Aptitude

101. (d) 102. (d) 103. (d) 104. (a) 105. (b)

106. (a) 107. (d) 108. (b) 109. (c) 110. (a)

111. (b) 112. (b) 113. (b) 114. (d) 115. (a)

116. (d) 117. (b) 118. (c) 119. (b) 120. (c)

121. (b) 122. (b) 123. (d) 124. (c) 125. (a)

126. (a) 127. (a) 128. (d) 129. (a) 130. (c)

131. (c) 132. (b) 133. (a) 134. (c) 135. (c)

136. (a) 137. (c) 138. (d) 139. (b) 140. (d)

141. (d) 142. (d) 143. (b) 144. (c) 145. (a)

146. (d) 147. (c) 148. (c) 149. (c) 150. (c)

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English Comprehension

151. (c) 152. (a) 153. (a) 154. (b) 155. (d)

156. (a) 157. (b) 158. (a) 159. (d) 160. (a)

161. (a) 162. (a) 163. (b) 164. (b) 165. (c)

166. (b) 167. (c) 168. (b) 169. (d) 170. (d)

171. (c) 172. (d) 173. (a) 174. (a) 175. (c)

176. (d) 177. (c) 178. (d) 179. (c) 180. (a)

181. (b) 182. (b) 183. (d) 184. (c) 185. (d)

186. (a) 187. (a) 188. (b) 189. (b) 190. (c)

191. (d) 192. (b) 193. (c) 194. (a) 195. (b)

196. (a) 197. (d) 198. (c) 199. (d) 200. (b)